Free Frank McWorter Grave Site

	Free Frank McWorter Grave Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Show map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	Pike County, Illinois
Nearest city	Barry
Coordinates	39°41′41″N 91°2′27″W / 39.69472°N 91.04083°WCoordinates: 39°41′41″N 91°2′27″W / 39.69472°N 91.04083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1854
NRHP reference No.	87002533
Added to NRHP	April 19, 1988

The Free Frank McWorter Grave Site, near the Pike County, Illinois city of Barry, is the grave site of former slave Frank McWorter. McWorter, originally from South Carolina, bought his and 14 other slave relatives' freedom during the mid-19th century in Kentucky.

In 1836, he was the first African American to plat and register a town, New Philadelphia, Illinois. The New Philadelphia Town Site, abandoned by the early 20th century, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009 for its history and archaeological resources.^[2]

McWorter's grave site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located about 4 miles east of Barry, Illinois off U.S. Route 36.

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States". Department of the Interior. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05.

External links[]

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[doi-2] "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States". Department of the Interior. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05.

[1]

[2]

v t Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Pittsfield
Cities	Barry Griggsville Pittsfield
Town	New Canton
Villages	Baylis Detroit El Dara Florence Hull Kinderhook Milton Nebo New Salem Pearl Perry Pleasant Hill Time Valley City
Townships	Atlas Barry Chambersburg Cincinnati Derry Detroit Fairmount Flint Griggsville Hadley Hardin Kinderhook Levee Martinsburg Montezuma New Salem Newburg Pearl Perry Pittsfield Pleasant Hill Pleasant Vale Ross Spring Creek
CDP	Rockport
Other communities	Atlas Chambersburg East Hannibal Fishhook Maysville Munger Pike Seehorn Straut Summer Hill
Ghost towns	Dutton Griggsville Landing
Illinois portal United States portal

v t U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category